Which is not the same as “#”, which is called “hash”. Compare to disk drives, which were subject to the standard UK Computer Pricing Scheme, “take the dollar sign off and put a pound sign in”. In the UK budget games sold for 2 pounds each. Posted in classic hacks Tagged sinclair, Spectrum +2A, ZX Spectrum Post navigationīack in the day most kids had hundreds of games on tape. Hey, it’s good enough for us, too – we can’t all be ! This isn’t a perfect mod, as the gap is still slightly visible under the paint – but it’s good enough for. Some sanding, priming, and painting later, The ZX Spectrum Compact was finished. He glued the cap onto the sawn-off case with Grip Fill glue, which also served to fill any gaps. With the motherboard modified to fit the abbreviated case, was ready to begin reconstruction. Apparently didn’t short any traces as he went to town with his saw. Thankfully there were no components on the printer interface. The motherboard wasn’t safe from the saw treatment either, as the printer interface was cut off. broke out the hacksaw and cut the right end cap away from the tape drive. The modification is rather straight forward. didn’t need the tape interface, as he’s using a DiVide ATA interface. Tapes weren’t a great storage method in the 80’s, and today they’re downright annoying.
In the case of the Spectrum +2A, it was a tape drive.
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inspiration came from a similar mod at the Old Machinery blog.Īmstrad seems to have had a habit of bolting on additions to their products. He decided he wasn’t just going to fix it, he was going to improve it! The ZX Spectrum Compact is literally a “sawn-off” Spectrum +2A.
Got his hands on a dead Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A.
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